Creating an Installation Share from MSMQ Option Pack CD

ID: Q183667

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Message Queue Server version 1.0

SUMMARY

The version of Microsoft Message Queue Server (MSMQ) that comes with the Windows NT Option Pack does not create an installation share for MSMQ files by default; you must manually create it. If you have upgraded to the Windows NT Option Pack version of MSMQ from the Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition version of MSMQ, you must manually delete the Program Files\MSMQ\Install folder and rebuild the share, as specified in this article.

MORE INFORMATION

You can create an MSMQ installation share if you want to provide the ability to install MSMQ client software from a server computer. You can use a text editor, such as Microsoft Notepad, to create the necessary files. You should copy the contents of the Windows NT Option Pack compact disc to your server computer.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

You must copy all subfolders and files in the NtOptPak folder to your hard disk for the procedure to succeed.
If you install the version of MSMQ provided with the Windows NT Option Pack over a version of MSMQ provided with Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition that has an existing MSMQ installation share, the shared folder is removed but the shared files are not. You must manually delete the shared files.

Create an MSMQ Installation Share

To create the MSMQ installation share, perform the following steps:

1. Create a new shared folder named MSMQShr on your server hard disk.

2. Copy all the subfolders and files from the NTOptPak folder of the

   Windows NT Option Pack CD to the MSMQShr folder.

3. In the MSMQShr folder, create a new file named Mqsetup.bat. This batch

   file should contain the following lines:

      copy \\<computer_name>\MSMQShr\Msmqoptp.ini %windir%
      \\<computer_name>\MSMQShr\Setup

   NOTE: You should replace <computer_name> with the actual name of the
   server containing the MSMQShr folder.

4. Also in the new shared folder, create a new file named Msmqoptp.ini.

   This file should contain the following lines:

      [Common Parameters]
      ControllerServer=<server_name>
      SupportingServer=<server_name>
      ServerAuthenticationOnly=True

   NOTES:

    - The file name Msmqoptp.ini is required.

    - Replace <server_name> entries with the actual server name of the
      MSMQ Site Server.

A client computer can download and install MSMQ client software by connecting to the shared folder created in Step 1 above, running Mqsetup.bat, and following the instructions that appear on the screen.

REFERENCES

For more information, see the Msmqread.htm file that is included on the Windows NT Option Pack CD. This file is located in the following directories:

NtOptPak\En\Alpha\WinNT.srv
NtOptPak\En\Alpha\WinNT.wks
NtOptPak\En\X86\Win.95
NtOptPak\En\X86\WinNT.srv
NtOptPak\En\X86\WinNT.wks

Keywords          : MQConfig MQDeploy MQInstall 
Version           : WINNT:1.0
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 10, 1998